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KC and the QB Problem

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This a tremendous read by a NFL Draft nut Eric Stoner (@ECStoner on Twitter). It basically supports what I've been trying to say (we need to take a QB round 1).

The summary is he groups quarterbacks into 4 tiers. The top 2 tiers pretty much consist of the best quarterbacks in the league. Tier 3 he describes as "good enough to not get replaced" and tier 4 is the Brady Quinn's of the world.

Of the 13 QBs in the top 2 tiers, 11 of them were first round draft picks. The only two were Drew Brees (1st pick in the 2nd round) and Matt Schaub (3rd round).

The Chiefs, in order to maximize their chances of getting a QBOTF (a tier1/tier2 guy) need to take a QB in the first round.

If thats the case, we should take the BPA. We can't afford a Leinart/Young screw-up. We just can't. Just another reason Pioli should be fired 15 minutes after the the Denver game - in the plane. After all - he thought Matt Cassel was was our answer at QB. Pioli is a FOOL.

If thats the case, we should take the BPA. We can't afford a Leinart/Young screw-up. We just can't. Just another reason Pioli should be fired 15 minutes after the the Denver game - in the plane. After all - he thought Matt Cassel was was our answer at QB. Pioli is a FOOL.

We can't afford to keep having Cassel/Quinn types at QB either. I'm not getting your Leinart/Young comparison at all though. This is just a simple statistical comparison.

3.) Barkley has had a bad season this year, and never really blows you away.

4.) Geno has improved on his completion percentage and TD:INT ratio each year. He's not a running quarterback though. He's probably the most unique quarterback out of all 4 of these guys. This is the guy I want KC to take.

I just don't get where you are getting these Leinart/Young comparisons...

3.) Barkley has had a bad season this year, and never really blows you away.

4.) Geno has improved on his completion percentage and TD:INT ratio each year. He's not a running quarterback though. He's probably the most unique quarterback out of all 4 of these guys. This is the guy I want KC to take.

I just don't get where you are getting these Leinart/Young comparisons...

I was trying to point out that they were both top 10 picks - and never did really pan out for the teams that drafted them.

I'm starting to believe the draft Geno and make him the starter from day 1 mentality. If he sucks and we go 0-16 you try again the next year. If we go 6-10 or 7-9 you still draft a QB next year.

We can afford to be wrong, given the choices there is no clear right. What we can't afford is to not try and then remain status quo.

I'm not sure but are we still leading the AFC in rushing? Even if we're top 3 that says everything we need to know about the NFL being a passing league.

^^This from another thread sums up the Chiefs situation 100% correctly.

You can draft Defensive players in the 1st round until you are blue in the face -- which is what the Chiefs have done, BTW -- but if you don't have a quality QB that can throw the football better than what the Chiefs currently have on their roster, then you can scratch it as far as any post-season success goes.

If Geno Smith finishes the season playing well & plays well in a Bowl game, All-Star game, and shows well at the Combine, then he is a guy that the Chiefs have to try and take.

One thing I'm failing to understand. How can so many Chiefs fans be on board with drafting a Safety -- a position that provides minimal positional value or impact -- at #5 in 2010 under the old CBA and then turn around and say it's not worth taking a chance on a QB at #1 under the new CBA, if they can't trade down a few slots? That is completely illogical.

I don't think ANY team will want to trade up to the #1 slot so we have to go BPA with that pick and then trade back into the first round with our second pick. I'm OK with reaching for Geno Smith but he is the ONLY QB I would be willing to reach for.

I don't think ANY team will want to trade up to the #1 slot so we have to go BPA with that pick and then trade back into the first round with our second pick. I'm OK with reaching for Geno Smith but he is the ONLY QB I would be willing to reach for.

Agreed, I would actually be alright with drafting the top rated offensive lineman, although I understand that is seldom, if ever, done. To bad we couldn't have sucked this bad last year so we could have had a shot at Luck or RG3.